Cesarean section is a planned or urgent operation, in which the surgeon's knife affects the abdominal cavity, uterus and other organs of the small pelvis. After cesarean, stitches remain on them, and naturally, as well as after any other surgical operations, adhesions may develop.
What are spikes after caesarean section?
Spikes after caesarean can be formed in the intestines, pelvic organs and in the uterine cavity. In this case, the adhesive process can be observed both in one organ and in several simultaneously.
When the wound is healed, which remains on the organ after the operation, a scar appears, which is a natural restorative reaction of the body. At the same time, a fibrous fibrin is isolated, by means of which damaged tissues coalesce with each other. If this affects the tissues of some other organ, fibrin can "glue" them together. As a result, spikes are formed - dense scar tissue fusion between damaged organs.
Bowel intestinal after caesarean section
Spikes in the intestine interfere with the normal process of digestion. They can press on the walls of the small intestine, interfering with the free passage of food and contributing to its stagnation in the stomach. As a result, bowel obstruction can develop - a serious condition, which may require urgent surgical intervention.
To avoid this, you need to know the symptoms of intestinal obstruction:
- pain in any part of the abdomen, which during the day become only stronger;
- nausea and vomiting up to several times a day, diarrhea;
- complete cessation of the stool on the second or third day from the onset of the disease.
If a woman who has had a cesarean has such symptoms, it is necessary to see a doctor immediately. Delay in this case can lead to death!
Spikes on the uterus after caesarean section
Most often, women are concerned about spasms after cesarean, which were formed in the uterine cavity or in the pelvic organs (ovaries, fallopian tubes). They may not show themselves in any way, and if the woman has safely become pregnant, then the treatment may not be needed. In such cases, the patient, having lived for many years after the operation, may not even know about the presence of her adhesions.
However, some women may feel some discomfort or even painful pains in the abdomen. This may be symptoms of the presence of adhesions after cesarean in the pelvic organs.
The following signs can still be observed:
- aching or pulling periodic pain in the lower abdomen, sometimes giving back to the lumbar region;
- pain in the lower abdomen, aggravated by movement, during or after sex;
- impossibility to conceive a child for a long time - infertility.
If the first signs can never disturb a woman, infertility is often the reason that forces her to undergo a survey. Indeed, spikes on the uterine seam after cesarean , or in the fallopian tubes can lead to infertility. Adhesive process violates the passableness of fallopian tubes, as a result of which the egg can not penetrate into the uterus and pregnancy does not occur.
Treatment of adhesions after caesarean section
Spikes after cesarean can be treated in several ways:
- Physiotherapeutic procedures - are used when the adhesion process is not started. This includes injections of aloe, the imposition of ozocerite applications on the lower abdomen and many more different manipulations. However, in the case of obstruction of the fallopian tubes, physiotherapy was found to be ineffective.
- The course of the introduction of enzyme preparations, dissolving connective fibers - Lydase, Longidase. The method does not allow to get rid of adhesions completely, but helps to reduce and soften them. The method very often alleviates the condition of women who have a strong spike after Caesarean section.
- Laparoscopy. Pronounced or chronic spikes after caesarean section are to be treated surgically
laparoscopy. The operation is effective in the presence of infertility caused by adhesive processes in the pelvic organs, but it should be borne in mind that after laparoscopy the adhesions appear again, and it is not necessary to postpone the pregnancy.
Prevention of adhesions after cesarean
Prevention of adhesions is in the motor activity and moderate physical exertion. Already in the first days after the operation, it is necessary to start the movement - turn over from side to side, walk, do not sit for a long time in one pose. Movement - the best prevention against adhesions in the intestines and pelvic organs.